The Satanic Verses author nearly pulled out of the speaking event where he was attacked in August 2022 after dreaming about being stabbed two nights earlier. He thought he was safe after Iran withdrew the $3million bounty placed on his head for his 'blasphemous' 1988 novel The Satanic Verses. But he lost his right eye and suffered stabs to his face, neck, chest, abdomen, thigh and hand at New York's Chautauqua Amphitheater Read this story
